12. 1) So WHY the !%@# would you want to do Lean Startup? PS Do you like Sudoku? You’d better.
13. Images courtesy of Eric Ries (startuplessonslearned.com) and Steve Blank (steveblank.com and http://bit.ly/LSSB2010) Problem Solution An early stage tech startup is an effort to find these two things:
14. Images courtesy of Eric Ries (startuplessonslearned.com) and Steve Blank (steveblank.com and http://bit.ly/LSSB2010) Problem (unknown) Solution (unknown) The reality: You are playing a massive game of real-life Sudoku because you are solving for two sets of unknowns. Simultaneously.
15. Risk mitigation in the context of an early stage tech startup is WHY you should do Lean Startups/Customer Development. If that doesn’t make sense to you, don’t do CustDev or Lean Startups. One Reason
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17. How to do it – The Three Meta-Rules: 1) Question and Test Your Assumptions 2) Get Out of the Building 3) Do it again based on what you learned. (Iterate) BUZZWORD ALERT!
18. The Zeroth (and Most Important) Rule of Lean Startups 0) There are no rules… 1) Question and Test Your Assumptions 2) Get Out of the Building 3) Do it again. (Iterate)
20. PDF http://www.CustDev.com Paperback (AMAZON) http://bit.ly/EGCDPaperback Kindle (AMAZON) http://bit.ly/EGCDKindle An Intro to Customer Development
Editor's Notes
Ask audience if they are doing a Lean startup. And ask them why.
The biggest risk you face is building something no one wants.
By now, you know what it is. Customer Development + Agile Development.
By now, you know what it is. Customer Development + Agile Development.
The biggest risk you face is building something no one wants.
By now, you know what it is. Customer Development + Agile Development.
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